COLUMBUS — In a unanimous decision, a panel of the Ohio Elections Commission found probable cause that radio advertising purchased by Washington, D.C.-based Food and Water Watch against Issue 2 contains false or misleading information and referred the case for a hearing before the full commission.
Probable cause hearing
The Commission panel, in a probable cause […]
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Tallgrass Beef, a market leader in branded grass-fed beef production, will use DNA TraceBack from IdentiGEN to provide a reliable and accurate traceability system so that every cut of Tallgrass beef can be traced back to the family farm where the animals were raised.
IdentiGEN’s DNA TraceBack, which has earned the U.S. […]
ST. LOUIS — Monsanto Company said it is opening its first research center in China, further demonstrating its commitment to forming technology collaborations in the country.
Strengthen ties
The Monsanto Biotechnology Research Center in Zhongguancun, Beijing, will strengthen the company’s ties with Chinese research institutions in plant biotechnology and genomics.
The new research center is an […]
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue University Beef Team has launched a new Web site designed to be an information source for beef producers from Indiana and throughout the Midwest.
Site
The Beef Center, www.thebeefcenter.com, hosts a wide range of production beef information in a variety of formats.
Producers can find Extension fact sheets, YouTube videos, […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — As consumers increasingly aim to make environmentally responsible food purchases, they need to base their decision on sound science.
However, according to a presenter at the 71st Cornell Nutrition Conference held in Syracuse, N.Y., the ‘intuitively correct’ food choice is often the least environmentally friendly option.
Jude Capper, assistant professor of dairy […]
Decision could bring more producers into federal order program and increase pooling incentives.
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell Dining has purchased food from local sources for years, but this fall it is taking the “local foods” concept to a whole new level by buying corn, potatoes, squash and ornamental gourds directly from Cornell’s farms.
University farms
As part of the Farms-to-Dining Initiative, Cornell chefs are now using produce grown at […]
Editor:
A big “thank you” for the support and endorsement of passing State Issue 2.
This issue was supported by small farmers, large farmers and non-farmers, organic, non-organic, grain, livestock, fruit and vegetable farmers, plus the nursery and landscaping industry, independents, democrats, republicans, and tea parties — across the board, we had support.
With the majority […]
Hope was renewed at the annual Pennsylvania Dairy Profitability Forum.
Some say stabilization plan necessary to limit volatility, increase prices.
WOOSTER, Ohio — Dairy farmers from northeastern Ohio gathered Oct. 30 at the Ohio Holstein Association office in Wooster, Ohio, where they told their state and federal legislators some of the things that need done to save their industry.
Struggling with on-farm milk prices that are […]
